Reminders
· Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, April 23rd
· Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, April 23rd from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
ZOOM Links for This Week:
Monday 04/12 to Friday 04/15
8:30 a.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 354 597 9563
Password: love
2:00 p.m. Meeting
Meeting ID: 788 4577 9415
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If your child cannot attend one of these two meetings, please let me know and I can schedule a meeting at a time that is more convenient for you.
There are numerous activities posted every week on
our classroom SeeSaw Account!
The link for the read aloud of this week’s foundational text,Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell HERE!
Remote Learners Weekly Activity:
Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Tavares will invite children to plant seeds. The teacher will place half of the planted seeds in an area that gets sunlight and the other half in an area that is dark. The children will be encouraged to predict which seeds are most likely to grow and why. The planted seeds will be monitored periodically. To conclude the experiment, the teacher will refer back to the children’s predictions. The children will be invited to discuss and graph the results.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.SCI.9. [P-PS3-1.] Participates in an investigation to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Open ended questions:w
What did you observe here/when ____?
What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____?
What will you try next?
I wonder what would happen if ____?
How do you know? How could we find out?
*Please send pictures or drawings of the weekly activity to MrsGonzalez@olqmnyc.com or text the picture
to (862)248-2841
Unit Topic:
Light
Essential Question for the Unit:
· How and why do we use different kinds of light?
Focus Questions for this Week:
· How does light help us?
Focused Learning activity for the week:
Invite your child to plant seeds. Place half of the planted seeds in an area that gets sunlight and the other half in an area that is dark. Invite your child to predict which seeds are most likely to grow and why. Monitor the planted seeds periodically. To conclude the experiment, refer back to your child’s predictions; discuss and graph the results or have your child draw the results.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.SCI.9. [P-PS3-1.] Participates in an investigation to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Foundational Text for the Week:
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK. ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text.
QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:
Level 1: Recall
Where does Little Bear sleep?
Why couldn’t Little Bear sleep?
What did Big Bear do to help Little Bear sleep?
Level 2: Skill / Concept
What did Big Bear and Little Bear use to light their cave? What do you use to light the place you live?
Why did Big Bear and Little Bear go home when it got dark outside?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Big Bear and Little Bear played outside in the bright sunlight. What do you like to do when it is sunny outside?
Why do you think Big Bear wanted Little Bear to go to sleep?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Why do you think Little Bear does not like the dark?
Big Bear takes Little Bear outside to see the moon and Little Bear falls asleep. What are some other things you could do to help someone who is scared of the dark fall asleep?
Lessons and activities for the week:
Blocks- Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters.
Pretend Play- Students will be able to use flashlights for shadow play.
Art- Students will be invited to create sun catchers with tissue paper and paint.
Science- Students will be able to use the light table to look at x-rays and an assortment of translucent objects.
Math- Students will be able to match shape manipulatives with their shadow.
Library- Students are invited to read books about our theme, light.
Writing- Students are invited to use a trace and draw projector.
Sensory- Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!
Please always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!
If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the
Help Line at 888-227-8175
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